29 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16
- 2021: 29
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Balcomba · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Balcomba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Balcomba is just 31, making this one of the youngest areas at this level. This sparsely populated spot is dominated by families, with over half the population being children.
29
—
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Balcomba — lower than 82% of areas.
| Balcomba | 29 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 29, which is smaller than about 81% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than the national figure of 38 years.
31 yrs —
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 31 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 51.7% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 18.7%. In contrast, there are no residents aged 65 and over, a result that is far below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
51.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Balcomba, Children (0–14) is the majority at 65%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 35%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 77.3% of the population. The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 0.0%, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Balcomba, Married is the majority at 81%; Separated is next at 19%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Balcomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30122/balcomba/topic/demographics-identity